Bradford Kelley and Peloton Interactive’s Stephen Malone discuss the potential risks of using AI tools for wage and hour calculations under the FLSA.
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White House Publishes Revisions to Federal Agency Race and Ethnicity Reporting Categories
On March 28, 2024, the White House unveiled revisions to the federal statistical standards for race and ethnicity data collection for federal agencies, adding a new category and requiring a combined race and ethnicity question that allows respondents to select multiple categories with which they identify.
Ensuring Your Severance Agreements Are Lawful
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By: Ensuring Your Severance Agreements Are Lawful
Approximately one year ago, we reported on the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in McLaren Macomb and NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s subsequent interpretation of that decision and what it means for employers in NLRB GC Memorandum 23-05.<!–StartFragment
6th Circ. Ruling Raises Bar For Reimbursing Drivers’ Costs
Robert Pritchard discusses a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding an employer’s potential obligation under the FLSA to reimburse nonexempt employees who use their personal vehicles to provide delivery services for that employer.
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Felicia Watson Joins Littler as Senior Counsel in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 29, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Felicia Watson as senior counsel in its Washington, D.C., office. Watson joins from the National Association of Home Builders, where she served as assistant vice president of construction liability and research.
EEOC Sues Sis-Bro, Inc. for Gender Identity Discrimination and Harassment
CHICAGO – Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
Governor Signs Bill to Exempt Certain Businesses from Fast Food Minimum Wage
On March 26, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 610, which amends the definition of “fast food restaurant” to exempt restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, and certain other locations from the requirements set forth under the Fast Food Council requirements.
Last year, Newsom signed AB
OFCCP Releases Updated Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark
Effective March 31, 2024, the VEVRAA hiring benchmark will be 5.2%. The new benchmark is 0.2% lower than the previous benchmark of 5.4% and continues the Agency’s trend of reducing the benchmark each year. Since it’s inception in 2014, the benchmark has steadily declined, never once being increased by the
Automatic Enrollment: This Is The Way
Thanks to SECURE Act 2.0, newly established 401(k) and 403(b) plans must now have an automatic enrollment. The SECURE Act 2.0 was passed in December 2022 and made sweeping changes to retirement plan regulations. We discuss many of those changes in our SECURE Act 2.0 blog series.
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Washington State Updates and Clarifies Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Law
The 2024 Washington State Legislature passed Substitute Senate Bill (S.S.B.) 5935 in February 2024, and Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill into law on March 13, 2024, updating and clarifying Washington law regarding restrictive covenants (RCW 49.62 et seq.). The new provisions take effect on June 6, 2024.
OFCCP Sets New VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark for 2024
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on March 28, 2024, that the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) national annual veteran hiring benchmark is 5.2 percent, beginning March 31, 2024.
California Clarifies Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Taking Effect April 1; Governor OKs Stadium, Airport Worker Exemption
With California’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers set to take effect on April 1, 2024, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has updated its guidance regarding the new minimum wage law’s impact on exempt managers and which employers and employees are covered. The move comes as
Conversations with Women: Recruiting and Retaining Women in the Current Legal Landscape
Littler Women’s Leadership Initiative co-chair Margaret Parnell Hogan, interviews fellow Littler attorney Dionysia L. Johnson-Massie, about how respecting women in the workplace helps recruit and retain crucial talent, among other IE&D efforts.
Labor Artifact: California Delivery Drivers Slam the Brakes on Amazon Orders
On June 24, 2023, upset delivery drivers who had just been terminated formed a picket line outside an Amazon warehouse in Palmdale, California. Under the blaring light of the desert sun, they raised picket signs in protest of Amazon’s alleged worker’s rights abuses.
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Employers Face New Area of Potential Liability in Genetic Information Privacy Claims
Employers are facing new potential legal risks under the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) and the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) over inquiries in routine employment physicals in what could be the next battleground for employers over technical requirements of privacy legislation.